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The article presents the discussion on enlightenment values requiring complex defenses of public reasoning. Topics include numerous inequalities of power and resources inevitably influencing scholarly proceedings; linguistic competencies in ancient and modern languages might wondering an article in biblical studies normally authored by an individual; and languages associated with the history of Christian colonialism.

The article presents the conference program for the June 7-9, 2007 conference on sport and exercise psychology in San Diego, California. The preconference symposium is titled "Reflecting on the Contributions of Richard A. Schmidt to Motor Control and Learning Research." Presentations at the conference include "Transitions to motherhood and its effect on physical activity," by Carolyn McIntyre and Ryan Rhodes, "The role of athlete leadership in dyadic team sports," by Diana Vincer and colleagues, and "Motivation in physical education and physical activity behavior outside of school," by Anne Cox, Lavon Williams, and Alan Smith.

Network and service management is an established research field within the general area of computer networks. A few years ago, an initial taxonomy, organizing a comprehensive list of terms and topics, was established through interviews with experts from both industry and academia. This taxonomy has since been used to better partition standardization efforts, identify classes of managed objects and improve the assignment of reviewers to papers submitted in the field. Because the field of network and service management is rapidly evolving, a biyearly update of the taxonomy was proposed. In this paper, a large-scale questionnaire is presented which was answered by experts in the field, evaluating the relevance of each individual topic for the next five years. Missing topics, which are likely to become relevant over the next few years, are identified as well. Furthermore, an analysis is performed of the records of papers submitted to major conferences in the area. Based on the obtained results, an updated version of the taxonomy is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper offers an extensive literature review on the field of Resilience Engineering (RE), encompassing 472 contributions, including journal articles, conference proceedings and book chapters. Adopting the numbers of co-citations as a metric of conceptual proximity, this paper details the application of Factor Analysis and Multi-Dimensional Scaling, as groundbreaking means to extract relevant research factors. A temporal analysis in a multi-variate two-dimensional space confirms the significance and relevance of the identified research factors. An in-depth analysis of the five research factors, labeled as the need of RE , RE for modelling , defining and exploring RE , reflecting on RE , RE and improvisation , guides the definition of future research paths and open research questions within the field and across several domains, suggesting the need for multi-disciplinary future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 2016 update of the discovery of nuclide project is presented. Only 12 new nuclides were observed for the first time in 2016. A large number of isotopes are still only published in conference proceedings or internal reports. No changes to earlier assignments were made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Systematic reviews (SRs) are an important source of information about healthcare interventions. A key component of a well-conducted SR is a comprehensive literature search. There is limited evidence on the contribution of non-English reports, unpublished studies, and dissertations and their impact on results of meta-analyses.Methods: Our sample included SRs from three Cochrane Review Groups: Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI), Infectious Diseases (ID), Developmental Psychosocial and Learning Problems (DPLP) (n = 129). Outcomes included: 1) proportion of reviews that searched for and included each study type; 2) proportion of relevant studies represented by each study type; and 3) impact on results and conclusions of the primary meta-analysis for each study type.Results: Most SRs searched for non-English studies; however, these were included in only 12% of reviews and represented less than 5% of included studies. There was a change in results in only four reviews (total sample = 129); in two cases the change did not have an impact on the statistical or clinical significance of results. Most SRs searched for unpublished studies but the majority did not include these (only 6%) and they represented 2% of included studies. In most cases the impact of including unpublished studies was small; a substantial impact was observed in one case that relied solely on unpublished data. Few reviews in ARI (9%) and ID (3%) searched for dissertations compared to 65% in DPLP. Overall, dissertations were included in only nine SRs and represented less than 2% of included studies. In the majority of cases the change in results was negligible or small; in the case where a large change was noted, the estimate was more conservative without dissertations.Conclusions: The majority of SRs searched for non-English and unpublished studies; however, these represented a small proportion of included studies and rarely impacted the results and conclusions of the review. Inclusion of these study types may have an impact in situations where there are few relevant studies, or where there are questionable vested interests in the published literature. We found substantial variation in whether SRs searched for dissertations; in most reviews that included dissertations, these had little impact on results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A list of the 14 sections of the literature search of the journal's current awareness service which covers British and international publications, conference proceedings and multimedia products related to nondestructive testing (NDT).

The article the importance of terminology in the domain of grey literature. It discusses how Natural Language Processing tool are being used for processing the corpus created out of grey literature conference proceedings' digital papers. It also discusses the sensibility of grey literature to technological innovation and its ability of keeping pace with the changes.

A bibliometric analysis of low carbon related publications is reported in this study in order to depict existing research activities and to identify future directions in this research field. These publications were retrieved from various databases such as: Science Citation Index (SCI), Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), Conference proceedings Citation Index-Science (CPCI-S) and Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH). There is a notable growth associated with the body of knowledge on low carbon research. A total of 5445 records were obtained from these four major academic databases. Journal articles and proceedings papers are two frequently used document types representing 93.24% (5077 records) of the records and English is the dominant language with 5250 records (96.42%). The most productive subject is Energy & Fuels (1282 records) and the most productive journal is Energy Policy (313 records). China has largest number of publications related to low carbon. However, the USA accounts for the highest H-index (50). The Chinese Academic of Science is the organization with the most records (100 records) and the highest H-index (15). Four clusters are identified according to the analysis of co-occurrence keywords. Topics from Cluster (I) (central nodes as “climate change” and “renewable energy”) are still vital to the low carbon research. However, their relative popularities declined over the past decade compared to other topics. This indicates more diverse topics from Cluster (II) (central nodes as “low carbon economy”), Clusters (III) (central nodes focusing on “low carbon”, “energy” and “sustainability”), and Cluster (IV) (central node as “smart grid” interrelate with Cluster (I)) will be foci of future research endeavor in the coming decade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, there is a great opportunity for alternative energies and specifically for hydrogen technologies to flourish within Mexico. The opportunity for the hydrogen production research to contribute to the advance and viable application of the related technologies is today of paramount importance. The present paper is aimed to present a review of research activities in the field of hydrogen production in Mexico. Main research activities are reflected in journal publications and conference proceedings within the last seven years. These resulted in the following topics and contributions: Hydrogen production (HP) from biological processes and wastes 40.4%, followed by HP through conventional and non-conventional fuels (CO 2 capture and Catalysis) 22.4%, HP by photocatalysis and photo-electrocatalysis 14.1%, HP systems and controls 12.2%, theoretical and thermodynamic studies for HP 7.7%, and HP by electrolysis 3.2%. A wide variety of potential applications can be followed by these contributions, while the spread of this research can be a key for future national or international collaborations that may strengthen this important area to take advantage of the upcoming opportunities in the country and worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 6th ITI Consensus Conference was held in Amsterdam on 17–19 April 2018. In preparation for the conference, 21 systematic reviews were written. They were divided into five main topics in dental implantology—surgery, prosthodontics, patient‐reported outcomes, complications/risk and digital technologies. Based on these review papers, the working groups prepared consensus statements, clinical guidelines and recommendations for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 2015 update of the discovery of nuclide project is presented. Twenty new nuclides were observed for the first time in 2015. An overall review of all previous assignments was made in order to apply the discovery criteria consistently to all elements. In addition, a list of isotopes published so far only in conference proceedings or internal reports is included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper points out the availability of many published proceedings declared as unavailable in a recently published article; giving a brief background; lists and reviews in detail the contents of the published 1965 conference proceedings reported by the authors of the articles as not found. It gives details in terms of authors, their regional representation, subjects covered, length of papers, etc. It also identifies and comments on four papers from the proceedings that were different from others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the Forschungsgruppe Poetik und Hermeneutik, a German research group whose proceedings have been documented in series of 17 huge volumes in monumental white covers. It states that the group is the first to collect results or remain of a conference and practice theory as regular routine. It mentions that the group practice on thematically-focused theory.

This article was originally performed as a solo (tripartite) conference paper at the 2014 Joint Australian Association for Research in Education/New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference, held in Brisbane, Australia, in December 2014. In preparing our contributions for publication as an article we create an assemblage of the desires and resistances shaping our academic identities which we express as sometimes piecemeal, inadequate and powerless. We assemble, through movements of falling away and coming together, the situations which almost derailed the paper's delivery as we work back along what we had planned, what we encountered, and how three presenters became one. In the inter-meshing of our communication we explore ways of becoming academic and performing academia which open us to the productive possibilities of a stronger commitment to pleasure through re-assembling Deleuze's desiring machine. The texts presented in this paper include online links to video clips played at the conference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study considers the cost-per-use of recently purchased print books on STEM subjects. The aim was to find out whether books published by certain STEM publishers were more or less likely to circulate than their subject areas would lead one to expect. This would indicate the presence of a “publisher effect,” related to content, format, or other non-subject criteria, that influences how often a book will be used. The findings indicate that there may be a positive publisher effect in the case of Wiley; however, the other publishers in the study did not seem to vary significantly in this regard. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Abstract: Planetary gearboxes significantly differ from fixed-axis gearboxes and exhibit unique behaviors, which invalidate fault diagnosis methods working well for fixed-axis gearboxes. Much work has been done for condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of fixed-axis gearboxes, while studies on planetary gearboxes are not that many. However, we still notice that a number of publications on condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of planetary gearboxes have appeared in academic journals, conference proceedings and technical reports. This paper aims to review and summarize these publications and provide comprehensive references for researchers interested in this topic. The structures of a planetary gearbox as well as a fixed-axis one are briefly introduced and contrasted. The unique behaviors and fault characteristics of planetary gearboxes are identified and analyzed. Investigations on condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of planetary gearboxes are summarized based on the adopted methodologies. Finally, open problems are discussed and potential research topics are pointed out. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

This article discusses the contributions to conference proceedings published by the Spanish Association of Americanists, one of the most representative of the Latin American Studies in Spain has developed a continuous activity since its inception in the 1980s until today. It aims to provide systematic bibliographic entries for the entire series of conferences and symposia organized by this organization and to analyze the content of these publications in terms of authorship and research topics. This analysis is based on the follow-up of the proceedings of these events by the portal americanismo.es of the European Network for Information and Documentation on Latin America (REDIAL) and ISOC database of Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Conference Proceedings are "grey literature" due to the fact that they are not made commercially available frequently. While many Proceedings are published on the Internet, there are specific issues that can affect access, such as changes in the URLs. This paper introduces the case of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) library as an example of efforts to improve access of Proceedings using the Internet. JAEA Library uses the Internet to make available presentations by JAEA researchers. The paper notes that the conference secretariats tend to be temporary bodies and the links to conference websites are not permanent. The paper reports our investigation into these problems, and we introduce a new approach to provide access to these Proceedings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Conference proceedings are one of the most important forms of communication for computer scientists. This study investigated the policies of a large number of computer science journals with regard to the republication of papers which had already appeared in conference proceedings. Nearly one-quarter of journal editors would not republish such papers other than in special circumstances (such as a special conference issue), and almost all of the remainder would do so only after substantial updating and expansion of the original paper. Many specified the amount of content that should be new: 30% was the proportion most frequently mentioned. Thus, many sections of text may be identical to the original paper. However, some journal editors do not appear to consider this self-plagiarism provided the original publication is properly cited. Nevertheless, such (re)publication is likely to lead to high similarity scores in CrossCheck; in this field, therefore, journal editors need to exercise particular discretion when evaluating CrossCheck results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) is a rare, aggressive form of renal carcinoma that presents at an advanced stage and has a poor prognosis. Little is known concerning the optimal management of CDC. We present the results of a systematic review addressing the management of CDC and the McMaster University CDC series. Methods The MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE databases and conference proceedings were searched to identify studies relating to the management of CDC. Included studies reported on a minimum of 10 subjects receiving a single intervention. Series in which an evaluation of therapeutic effectiveness was not possible were excluded. The McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario) series of 6 cases of CDC were retrospectively reviewed. Results We identified 3 studies relevant to the management of CDC that included a total of 72 patients. A gemcitabine-cisplatin or -carboplatin regimen resulted in a 26% objective response rate in 23 patients with metastatic CDC. Two additional studies indicated that 49 patients treated with immunotherapy achieved no response. In the McMaster series, cytoreductive nephrectomy was performed in 4 of 6 patients. In 2 patients, MVAC therapy (methotrexate-vinblastine-doxorubicin-cisplatin) achieved no response. No significant therapeutic complications occurred, but survival was poor (median: 11 months; range: 10-33 months). Conclusions Our review and clinical experience suggest that the current standard of care for metastatic CDC is a gemcitabine-cisplatin regimen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Several conference papers presented at the 12th Annual Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health that was held in Orleans, Los Angeles, from February 28, 2013 to March 3, 2013, are presented. Conference papers were based on several topics including neuroimaging of women brain, variation in women behavior and relationship intimacy in women.

New developments on chelation have been discussed during the 20th International Conference on Chelation in Grand Rapids, MI, USA, which could affect the treatments of millions of patients worldwide. The complete treatment of transfusional iron overload in thalassaemia using the deferiprone (L1) and deferoxamine combination is a paradigm to be followed in the treatment of many other metal toxicity conditions. Encouraging results from clinical testing increased the prospects of the application of L1 as a pharmaceutical chelator antioxidant in renal, neurodegenerative and other conditions. The development of new chelators for the detoxification of heavy and radioactive metals is in the final stages of approval for clinical use. EDTA chelation for heavy metal detoxification has been used in millions of patients worldwide in the last 50 years and continues to attract many categories of patients because of low toxicity and therapeutic benefits. Major changes on chelation therapy policy have been introduced by the FDA in the USA in the last few years, including the approval of L1 in 2011, the release of reports with 2474 fatalities which include thalassaemia and sickle cell anaemia patients in the period 2007-2011 in the case of deferasirox and the reappraisal of EDTA chelation therapy by NIH for patients who have suffered myocardial infraction. Major controversies in the use of chelating drugs worldwide include the risk/benefit assessment of different chelation protocols for different conditions and the commercial conflicts between generic and patented drugs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a study on the publication pattern of physical research laboratory (PRL) scientists in Ahmedabad, India. The study used data about research papers published in journals, conference proceedings and invited talks. Results showed that the number of multiple and double authored papers surpassed the number of single authored papers during the period from 1997 to 2006. The study also determined types of collaborative papers in conference proceedings during the period.

Abstract: The Third International Workshop on Advances in Electrocorticography (ECoG) was convened in Washington, DC, on November 10–11, 2011. As in prior meetings, a true multidisciplinary fusion of clinicians, scientists, and engineers from many disciplines gathered to summarize contemporary experiences in brain surface recordings. The proceedings of this meeting serve as evidence of a very robust and transformative field but will yet again require revision to incorporate the advances that the following year will surely bring. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: In its 50 years of existence, the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA) has created and holds a vast quantity of information and knowledge in a variety of formats, including printed and electronic. These represent the corporate memory, providing historical evidence of its actions and decisions. The information resources include published materials such as flagship publications, journal articles, conference proceedings, technical reports, mission reports, annual reports, working papers, policy briefs, speeches and other grey literature, all which outline important research or decisions that have been made on the economic and social development in Africa. In 2009 the Library was awarded seed funding to implement the ECA Institutional Repository (IR). This paper discusses the various activities that have been undertaken to realize the project including; highly customized Dspace installation to support the MARC21 metadata, digitization, migration of metadata from the Library Integrated Management System (HORIZON) and, customization of the Dspace workflow to enable review of imported records. The paper also highlights lessons learnt, challenges and some of the best practices developed throughout the implementation and roll out of the ECA IR project. The Institutional Repository at http://repository.uneca.org/ is the first of its kind within the United Nations Secretariat and offers unique knowledge and information not available elsewhere pertaining to regional programmes, decisions and resolutions promoting social and economic development of Africa. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Since 1981 the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC) has published cutting-edge entrepreneurship research. Using bibliometric techniques, this study examined the 3,395 items included in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, the BCERC proceedings, between 1981 and 2008. The results show that entrepreneurship is a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary field with an increasingly international focus. The results offer an understanding of the demographic, institutional, and topical trends within the field. This research provides valuable insights into the structure of entrepreneurship that librarians can use to provide better assistance to their entrepreneurship scholars. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Information about several papers discussed at a symposium held December 17, 2011 at the American Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey on the topic minimizing adverse effects of cardiopulmonary bypass procedures in neonates and pediatric cardiac patients is presented. Topics includes development of pediatric cardiac surgery, neonatal and pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and latest techniques and circuits for pediatric cardiac surgery.

The article provides a transcript of the Symposium on Youth of the Revolution of Dignity and Democracy held on February 17, 2011 by the Temimi Foundation Organization for Tunisians. People such as Dr. Hichem Chehhi, Tarek Benazzouz and Maher Khachnaoui, youth members of the revolution, attended the seminar. The symposium focuses on the events of the Tunisia Revolution of 2010-2011, Tunisia's alliances with France and the U.S., and enemies of the Tunisia Revolution. This article was translated by R. A. Judy.

The article discusses the highlights of the 18th Annual Congress of the European Society of Skeletal Radiology (ESSR) 2011 that was held in Greece from June 9 to 11. Topics covered include medical advances in treating bone marrow disorders, arthritis management and sports imaging. The event which was led by the organization's president Apostolos Karantanas was attended by 500 people who are interested in this field.

UNCSD (Rio+20) - Legal and Policy Dimensions of Sustainable Development "Expected Contribution of Rio+20" (Sha Zukang) 244 UNCSD (Rio+20) - Prospects for Environmental Law and Governance at the Summit and Beyond "Introduction" (Jonas Ebbesson) 247 UNCSD (Rio+20) - The Anthropocene Era and the Evolution of International Law and Governance (Bo Kjellén) 247 UNCSD (Rio+20) - Looking Past Rio+20 "Options for Environmental Governance" (Dinah Shelton) 251 IPBES / SOP-1 - An Encouraging Start "Donald W. Kaniaru" 257 UNFCCC - Last Stop in Preparation for Durban "Parties Examine Major Gaps" (Soledad Aguilar) 258 UNPFII - A Brief Review of the Tenth Session (Elsa Tsioumani) 260 Basel Convention/ COP-10 - Multilateralism Works! (Marcos A. Orellana and Hana Heineken) 261 WIPO / IGC - Update on Negotiations in 2011 (Elsa Tsioumani) 263 Mercury / INC-3 - Further Progress Planned on Global Mercury Controls 265 UNEP / Chemical Conventions - Opportunity to Strengthen Environmental Governance (Jim Willis) 267 CITES - Is it Time for a Financial Mechanism? (John Scanlon) 271 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Editech 2011 conference identified that publishers need to follow new paths and experiment more rapidly in all the areas of business related to a growing number of new digital publishing activities. Most important they need to rethink all the relationships actually in place with all the other factors in the publishing value chain and then radically reinvent their role in the quickly changing digital and ebook businesses. It is clear that now most of the changes are driven by the big three Google, Amazon, Apple and the publishers are following. However, especially in Europe the publishers have different approaches based on a brief review of selected key papers presented from different countries and sectors of the digital publishing industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]